Enumerating the economic cost of antimicrobial resistance per antibiotic consumed to inform the evaluation of interventions affecting their use

Enumerating the economic cost of antimicrobial resistance per antibiotic consumed to inform the evaluation of interventions affecting their use

Abstract Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a colossal threat to global health and incurs high economic costs to society. Economic evaluations of antimicrobials and interventions such as diagnostics and vaccines that affect their consumption rarely include the costs of AMR, resulting in...

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Main Authors: Poojan Shrestha, Ben S. Cooper, Joanna Coast, Raymond Oppong, Nga Do Thi Thuy, Tuangrat Phodha, Olivier Celhay, Philippe J. Guerin, Heiman Wertheim, Yoel Lubell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Antimicrobial resistance
Antibiotic resistance
Cost of resistance
Economic cost
Economic evaluations
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-018-0384-3

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